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subedar

/ˌsuːbəˈdɑː/noun

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a junior commissioned officer in the Indian army, above a naib subedar and below a subedar major

    सूबेदार

    • He retired from the army as a subedar after thirty years of service.
    • The subedar inspected the men before the parade.
  2. 2

    [C]

    (in Mughal India) the governor of a province

    सूबेदार (मुग़लकालीन प्रांत का शासक)

    • The subedar of Bengal became almost independent of the Mughal emperor.

    Synonyms governor nawab

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

governor nawab

⌂Word origin and word building

From Persian subah (province) and dar (holder).

यह शब्द Persian के subah (प्रांत) और dar (धारण करने वाला) से बना है।